Dr. Z Z-Master Amp Overview With Joe Walsh 

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He simultaneously looks like he doesn't know where he is while dropping some of the best tone knowledge I've ever heard. Joe is a national treasure.

Joe sold Page his #1 1960 Les Paul, gave Pete the 3x10 bandmaster and has been THE guitar amp sound guru since the 70's - just wanted everybody to sound great, His generosity in a cutthroat industry is humbling. Thanks Joe

what a legend

Probably the best amp rundown I've ever heard. It's all off the cuff and shows the deep knowledge Joe has on the amp. Gallagher did a fantastic job staying out of his way, not interrupting, and just letting him talk.

I'm still waiting for Mitch to propose.

Joe's a damn living legend! Can't nobody play funk#49 better than Joe, and his tone is as consistent as always..I've been a fan since the James gang on through the eagles & his solo records.

😳 I’m convinced after that detailed description that this is the best amp ever made.

What a cool interview ......................Joe is a survivor.......we are lucky to have him around.

Joe Walsh is an amazing performer. His solo's are hypnotic. Great interview!

We love you Joe Walsh! What a great, fun loving guy.

I can't help but wonder how much hell Joe catches at Highway Sobriety Checkpoints even though he's 25 years sober. What a songwriting, guitar playing legend. He's inspired so many for so long!

Yet another addition to the absolute Legend and list of glorious accomplishments of Joe Walsh. This man is connected to and is responsible for some of the greatest occurrences in music history. The guitars, the musicians, the bands, the songs, the effing greatest guitar licks ever recorded, and now, the most intuitive amp geek on the planet. Thank the stars for Joe Walsh.

When you consider how the music of iconic artists like this went on to become the soundtrack for so many peoples' lives and has been imprinted on their souls, it underscores how much a rightful part of history they are.

This is about the most comprehensive description of an amp by a signature artist I've ever heard. Joe shows you what it sounds like, and if you have a grasp of tube amp design ,lays out why it sounds like it does and why he wanted this as his signature amp. This is the opposite of much of the bullshit you get surrounding much gear, signature or otherwise. Fucking awesome

Anything with Joe Walsh gets my thumbs up.

In June of 2017 I got to see Joe open for Tom Petty 9 months later I got to see him with the Eagles.....life is good

Joe Walsh is an unbelievable guy! Great guitar player and great guy. He elevated The Eagle's to another level, he was a bonafide Rock legend when he was brought in to the fold in The Eagle's. He might sound like a crispy critter from all the years of drugs and alcohol but if you tune out his delivery and his way of speaking and listen to the content he has so much knowledge of sound and tone. If I could ever meet one of the greats and have a sit down and be shown some secrets and some styles this guy is on the top of my list! Billy Gibbons is another, both guys just make it look effortless and natural.

He's also into Ham Radio 49years too. His call sign is WB6ACU (Extra). He knows way more about electronics than he lets on. "73" from W8UZZ.

I love Joe Walsh, thank you for all the great music and performances. I have been blessed to have you in my life and love of music for over 40 years. You Rock Joe. GOD bless you !!! 🎸✌️👍🙏🇺🇸👏😎

I could listen to Joe talk for hours. When you look up Rock and Roll in the dictionary there's a picture of him. Epic player and songwriter. Bravo.

He's a really good guy. I have watched a few interviews of players who have said something like "That thing? Joe Walsh thought I should have it, so he just gave it to me". Super cool. He just cared about people being able to do their thing. The gear Santa.

Joe Walsh is my favorite rock star. Favorite American really. I’m 29, 2 years clean. Didn’t pick a guitar back up until I took the straight n narrow. Thanks Joe for all the cool inspirations. Turn to stone 🫡

Man, I thought I loved Joe before. And now, he turns out to be a jedi-level amp nerd?!? DAMN 🔥🙏🏻🎸🤘🤘🤘 P.S. Loved Mitch's socks 😍 rock on, mate

Joe is a national treasure!

After playing in 2 different bands around Ocean City MD. Baltimore and Virginia Beach and Washington D.C. along with other places and opening up for some bands trying to make it back in the 80s like Bad Company Thin Lizzy BTO and a few others including Poison I learned a little bit. Poison was using a fill in bass,lead guitar and drummer. Anyway after 16 minutes of singing out of key and off beat the crowd started leaving or booing. Poison expected the fans to love them for what they use to be. Didn't work. My point is after playing the drums for decades and making just enough to eat most of the time I realized I wasn't going to ever be eating lobster or driving a new Lamborghini but I knew that Joe Walsh was going to be remembered forever. His God gifted talents are untouchable. Playing the lead guitar takes lots of talent with years of practice and dedication along with a passion which Joe has shown the world that he has for years. Playing lead and rhythm should be called playing Joe. I don't know of anyone else nor have I ever heard of anyone else that could play lead and rhythm and sing at the same time without needing a drummer or bass guitar or back up vocals and still sound like a 5 piece band. Just imagine being able to have a 1 hour concert all by yourself and sounding like a orchestra. Joe Walsh love's his music and we all love and respect Joe Walsh for dedicating his entire life to entertaining the world. Even if he had lots of fun with chainsaws and other toys destroying wall's toilets. Remember it's hard to leave when you can't find the door. Especially when you're driving 185 mph. On a good note at the Civic Center in Ocean City MD. in 1986 we opened up for a very popular band and I'm not going to mention the band's name because in the 70s they rocked us all but anyway after they tried to play a couple song's the crowd started erupting and getting extremely angry. My band members were all still there and the Civic Center coordinator came over to Chrome our lead vocals and asked if we would play a bit more. 10 minutes later the curtains were down and our equipment was coming back up on stage,after the coordinator got the crowds approval for us to comeback and play. Anyway we got the humbling honor of coming back on stage and playing for nearly 70 minutes without a real break. And playing one of our original songs written by Chrome and Jeter. I actually signed several autographs to lots of really nice and intoxicated people. That probably forgot about us the next morning.

Who knew Walsh was such an amp nerd. Love it.

Sadly we cannot buy these amps in Canada. We can only get Doctor Zed.

I could watch him talk about guitars and amps all day. There's a great series he did with Gibson a few years ago where he shows you how to set up a Les Paul. He knows this stuff inside out. Oh yeah, and is an incredible guitarist, singer and songwriter as well.

In spite of extensive, excessive drug use in the past, Joe Walsh is an absolutely brilliant man.

Wow! Leave it to Joe to help design an amp with absolutely no sharp edges to the sound. Yet clear and crisp as can be. Joe, you 'da best!

Great job as always! Geez..they couldn't get Mitch a chair?

I know Joe's been sober for years but he still sounds so baked. So much music and mojo in him. Love the guy. Could listen for hours.

There’s more to Joe than people think. His musical knowledge is far greater than he lets on. I first saw him on the Old Grey Whistle Test in the 70’s. It was a live version of Rocky Mountain Way from American tv, I was hooked and still am. My hero.

Joe, a true Icon. Been listening since The James Gang!

The bandmaster acquired by Pete, is waay diff than normal fender, due to plate load coupling direct to driver tube.....its VERY direct sounding, n thus u can hear that on that album, had one in for repair, its very very cool design..kudos to fender!

Joe knows his shit... how many players know that a 5E7 has a cathodyne PI vs. the long tailed pair of most higher powered amps? everything he mentioned about the inner workings of a tweed era tube amp is spot-on and accurate. Kudos Joe!

I could listen to Joe play all day whether he is with a band or by himself. Thanks for a great video!!!

He's just brilliant, he's forgotten more than I'll ever know.

In all my reading, all the interviews with Leo and contemporaries, using what was readily available, and affordable, played way more a part of design than any of our discussions about magic components and somehow special woods or finishes. Joe is right, they tried what they had available and that produced the sounds we love, not trying the hardest to get or special parts. The rest is magic because of the players who used them in their personal way. I hope I can try one of these sometime.

Joe is a long time ham radio operator .. the electronics stuff comes naturally to him.

Unlike a lot of ‘famous’ guitar players, Joe Walsh knows his technical specs. That goes for amps, and guitars. He can easily do a professional set up on a guitar because he knows what is needed and how to achieve it.

Joe's enunciation has improved... seriously

Aloha Joe Walsh and Dr. Z!!! Because of this video I bought your awesome amp! I now enjoy playing the best amp sound of my whole career! I thank you all for applying all your proven experience into your creation! I am so lucky and thankful to have seen this video show! Happy New Year!!! Harry Koizumi 🙂🎸🎶🎵🌴

Thank you SW/MG/AV staff and Joe! What a trip - Joe such a character and glad he's still dropping my jaw with his mojo grooves lol What a great sounding amp - sounds like it has its own mojo. While my honest wallet won't let me add this amp to my wish list, I'm okay with that and will enjoy from afar. Enjoyed the interview, thank you - cheers!

Sweetwater . Yah hell yah J . W ... it doesn't get any better than this the man J. W... Sweetwater y'all are the best . 👍🤘ON TROYFROST TROYSTER 😎Cool Riffs

The tone master has revealed his secrets.

Coming from a guy who has built an amplifier from scratch... Joe really does know what he's talking about! It's actually refreshing to see such a legend of guitar not being superstitious about equipment. Deeper still, I really appreciate that he talks so highly of Cathodyne Phase Inverters. Most people talk more highly of Long Tail because it adds gain, but I love his Dark Horse perspective! It makes me want to try it!!

Love my z master. Best amp I've ever owned and I have fender tweed reissue amps. Only had one problem with it redplating and DR. Z fixed it for me for free. But you definitely stand out in a good way in a band with this amp.

I loved how he sums it up after a detailed explanation: "This amp says "Show me what you got" and that's what you'll get." ...permanent grins ensue.

Beautiful tone.. i need this amp 😍

"That'll tear your eyebrows off" :)

Joe Walsh talking about "long-tailed pairs" and tube numbers, I really didn't see that coming. Pretty awesome

Cool video Joe ! Always been a big fan. Saw you in Dayton Ohio way back in about 1972 or so.

God love Joe. A great player, a character and he’s ready for butter. This mans Toast!

The Legend Joe Walsh👏👏👏😃😃😃. Congrats for the amp👍😃 . Cheers from Viamao City - RS Estate - Brazil

It's pretty amazing how much knowledge he has about EVERY aspect of an Amp, and what does what.

I met a friend of Les Paul's in Waukesha, WI he was playing piano at a music store opening. He'd been playing piano for over 60 years the music effortlessly flowed from his fingers like water. This is Joe on the guitar.

This sounds great through my phone speakers, can't wait to hear it on my studio monitors.

I bought one> After a few days of having it, I came across this interview. Joe is spot on 10.000% with what he is saying. It took me a second to bond with it, once i did, holy .... It works with every guitar I have. With low volumes, it has a glossy thing that’s so beautiful but , but at those same volumes, you can make it do an angry Keef thing quite easy. It also pedals up better then any amp I have ever used. Then when you crank it, it smashes the room, but like he says its articulate. One more thing, when he says it is waiting to see, he is spot on. #everybodyssodifferentihaventchanged

Joe is awesome. I love his appearance on Live From Daryl’s House. Most people get on that show and try and be smooth and soulful because of Daryl’s background. Joe just plugged in his guitar and blew the doors off the place. He made Daryl Hall work that day.

Joe is the greatest amp builder/tech/top dog guitarist on the planet. I bet he would be big fun for an amp builder to work with. HELLO DOLLY!

Joe Walsh wow! What an amazing guy. Down to earth as down-to-earth can be. And it sounds like whenever he plays with every claim you can tell if Sam can't you? I seen him lecture students pretty recently videos of that and I seen his old Gibson commercial videos how to take care of your gifts and how to set it up excetera very cool down-to-earth and if I'm not mistaken he gave Jimmy change his famous Les Paul write she gave George Harrison his first S3 if I'm not mistaken that guitar was used in the revolver error on revolver and who else did he give a guitar to oh yes and what he gave Peter Townsend the am and I think he also gave you two towns on the guitar what a cool guy great fucking historical and contemporary current music I love her song analog Man which is not today's time frame but it's only a year or two back right what a lovely great guy great video

Mr Walsh is soooooooo cool 😎 and so knowledgeable! And Mr Gallagher is so sweet as usual😊 Plus this amp really does sound amazing -I can't remember the last time I wanted to try an amp this bad!...Well this video made my day -thank you sweetwater! 👍

Three things... 1.)Joe Walsh's hands are enormous 2.)The leg kicking in the beginning... 3.)Joe Walsh is awesome

Listening to Joe explain this amplifier makes me want to buy one. And I'm a drummer.

Great content. Very nice man and thanks to Joe for taking the time to talk to us. Great job by Mitch in an odd set up. Looks like a backroom at airport security. Kind of a throw back video quality on early MTV. Did Mitch have his shoes off too?

I want to go back into electronics, then come back and understand wtf he's saying. Joe knows his stuff. GREAT job at an interview. Great.

How can anyone not want one after watching this. Joe is one of the greats. Guitar royalty

Oh boy, Joe is THE MAN! Sounds like he’s just about to lapse into a deep sleep........then comes out with sharply observed gems of knowledge and wisdom! And of course, like all the greats, has a totally unique and instantly recognisable tone! He’s the guy who got me into DrZ amps YEARS ago! 😎😍👍

Holy shit. I just bought a Fender Blues Jr and now I realize I got no idea what’s in it or how it works. Joe is just amazing as a man and as a guitar player.

Joe is one generous guy to sacrifice that baby for Pete to sound so great. 'Who's Next' is my favorite of Pete's tones and my favorite Who album. I own a 65' bandmaster. It does not do what this thing does. After learning about this amp I am considering having my tech change my 65' bandmaster head into this circuit. It may not be the combo but I'll be half way there.

1 of my 🎸 heroes for sure!!! I'm interested in that amp just because it's his signature!!!🤘🤘🤘🙏🙏🙏

ok. so today i woke up and find joe walsh in an authoritative and extensive discussion of amp technicals at an engineering level on each aspect of a tube amp.

This is so cool!!!

It doesn’t matter who you’re looking at sir…… Your words are all that matters. Great video.

Love that amp! It sounds like a tweed bandmaster!

Love it! Love Joe!! Need Joe on GuitarWank podcast!

@ Fano Boss, A great indication, you made my world round again 1.5 is working good. THX

This amp sounds really balanced to me. It's smooth without being thumpy or tubby.

It is a dichotomy listening to Joe regarding electrical engineering. I love this guy.

Totally agree with Joe on 5881 output tubes. I have them in my vintage blackface amps and they are warmer.

Walsh is that buddy you exchange gear videos with over text all day and can’t wait to jam with. With some beers.

Id love to see a family guy episode where they characterize Joe Walsh.

If its good enough for joe.......not another word is necessary

Ronnie Montrose used a 3x10" Bandmaster for that first Montrose record.

Joe is often misunderstood as “ genius” always is. He’s the greatest in my opinion. 😎🐝

Yep that confirms it, one of the best ears in the business.

Best sweetwater video of all time!

Joe , I love it when you talk technical .

thank you joe on the z amp

Sweetwater has gone from "look at what all the nerd knobs do on this thing-a-ma-jigger box" videos years ago - to bringing us Jedi wisdom from Joe Walsh and Brad Paisley. It's also a testament to how much these two Ordinary Average Guys love Dr. Z and his amps. Thank you Sweetwater for bringing us Joe and Brad. Thank you Joe and Brad for your words of wisdom and for being a key part of why we picked up a guitar in the first place. And thank you Dr. Z for being such a Class A act and the excellent product and service you provide (he answers the damn phone personally...can't beat that :)

A lot more bright than the mighty Fender 310. This is a great amp, clean clean clean sound

One Amp to rule them all !!!

I love this cat. The damage is evident, but he's still my favorite rock player. Legend.

Holy crap... who knew Joe had such a deep knowledge of amp history & technology. He's a feak'n expert, and a hell of a player, good on ya Joe!

Man this guy Joe still livin the life.

Joe knows his electronics; amp circuits, tubes, transformers, and much more. I know electronics so I've had experience with tubes and repairing amps

Joe knows amps. Love it.

Luv you Joe! Hope you keep playing long after the Eagles retirement!